This article reviews advances in modeling condensed-phase explosive detonation waves
and their interaction with inerts for precision applications. We describe how constitutive data …

An analytical model is presented for the direct initiation of gaseous detonations by a blast
wave. For stable or weakly unstable mixtures, numerical simulations of the spherical direct …

The detonation propagation phenomena in curved channels were experimentally studied in
order to determine the stable propagation condition. A stoichiometric ethylene–oxygen …

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of the Combustion Institute, we are asked to assess
accomplishments of theory in combustion over the past fifty years and prospects for the …

An investigation of detonation diffraction through an abrupt area change has been carried
out via a set of two-dimensional numerical simulations parameterized by the activation …

In order to elucidate the propagation mechanism of detonations, the failure mechanism of
detonations propagating in tubes with porous walls is investigated experimentally. Two …

Experiments conducted over the past several decades have shown that the cellular structure
of detonations is responsible for enhancing the detonability of gaseous detonations in the …

We present an asymptotic theory for the dynamics of detonation when the radius of curvature
of the detonation shock is large compared to the one-dimensional, steady, Chapman …

The propagation of curved detonation waves of gaseous explosives stabilized in rectangular-
cross-section curved channels is investigated. Three types of stoichiometric test gases …

Oblique detonation waves, which are generated by a fundamental detonation phenomenon
occurring in bent tubes, may be applied to fuel combustion in high-efficiency engines such …